Apparently, instead of a beach vacation, she decided she'd rather do a Vegas vacation, and I completely agree. I went there once when I was in my early teens, played a bunch of arcade games and swam a lot, but I don't remember a lot.

Any suggestions on hotels in Vegas and good places to get deals? We're heading out in early May of this year if that helps.

This was the newest thread I could find about Vegas, I know there are some others.

My buddy just laid the hammer down on me last night that he has $5k to take me, him, and 2 other buddies to Vegas for a Thursday-Sunday bachelor party. I figured this budget was more than enough... he said he'd buy a room and we just bought flights and gambling money. Where's the best place to get a suite that we can stay in, and perhaps get some more people to go? Im thinking there will be like 8-10 of us total, but he's only going to pay for 4... or, should I just tell him to buy regular hotel rooms and pay for more people?? He seems dead set on a luxury suite room.

mac5155 wrote:This was the newest thread I could find about Vegas, I know there are some others.

My buddy just laid the hammer down on me last night that he has $5k to take me, him, and 2 other buddies to Vegas for a Thursday-Sunday bachelor party. I figured this budget was more than enough... he said he'd buy a room and we just bought flights and gambling money. Where's the best place to get a suite that we can stay in, and perhaps get some more people to go? Im thinking there will be like 8-10 of us total, but he's only going to pay for 4... or, should I just tell him to buy regular hotel rooms and pay for more people?? He seems dead set on a luxury suite room.

5 grand wont get you too far. just get a bunk ass room and all stay in it and make it rain with the extra cheddar. you wont be spending much time in the room anyways

mac5155 wrote:This was the newest thread I could find about Vegas, I know there are some others.

My buddy just laid the hammer down on me last night that he has $5k to take me, him, and 2 other buddies to Vegas for a Thursday-Sunday bachelor party. I figured this budget was more than enough... he said he'd buy a room and we just bought flights and gambling money. Where's the best place to get a suite that we can stay in, and perhaps get some more people to go? Im thinking there will be like 8-10 of us total, but he's only going to pay for 4... or, should I just tell him to buy regular hotel rooms and pay for more people?? He seems dead set on a luxury suite room.

5 grand wont get you too far. just get a bunk ass room and all stay in it and make it rain with the extra cheddar. you wont be spending much time in the room anyways

Really? damn. I figured that could get us at least a nice suite for like $1k a night.

Whats the best area to stay? We dont need much to be entertained. Probably most of our days will consist of casino and drinking, maybe a round of golf, and the obvious entertainment as well as some other shows.

Check the Rio Hotel and Suites for a suite. 5 minutes off the strip but a short cab ride away if you desire to walk the strip. Driving yourself on the strip is no fun at night. Worst gridlock you will ever face.

Downtown has the Golden Nugget, which is the only place to stay downtown. They have the Freemont Street Experience which is a cool light show, and table game minimum bets are usually lower than the strip. If you are downtown, check out Binion's Steakhouse which is located on the 23(?) floor. Old school Vegas vibe with stiff drinks and a view of the city. Downtown is more casual than the strip.

St. Patrick's Day is as good as anytime to visit. You can check with the casino's to see if they are doing anything special. Most nightclubs / bars will have something going on -- it's Vegas after all. They want you to be happy and loose with your money.

Letang Is The Truth wrote:some of the smaller suites will run you like 850-950/night on the weekend but these are usually only 1 BR with a livign room

ah gotcha. We're looking for probably second-third weekend in March.

Is St PAtricks day big in vegas? we were thinking that weekend.

What are the cheapest flights out there, southwest?

St. Patty's Day also coincides with the NCAA Tournament so you will have PLENTY to bet on...if you are that kind of person. I was there at that time last year but I stayed out in Henderson and even there at Green Valley Ranch, it was pretty crowded. I didn't really notice anything different with St. Patty's day other than a ton of hot women wearing green sundresses.